(1819–83), US inventor and saleswoman; full name Lydia Estes Pinkham. In 1875, she concocted and marketed Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, a patented herbal medicine for female complaints.
Definition of Pinkham, Lydia E. in US English:
Pinkham, Lydia E.
proper nounˈpiNGkəm
(1819–83), US inventor and saleswoman; full name Lydia Estes Pinkham. In 1875, she concocted and marketed Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, a patented herbal medicine for female complaints.